Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: footfootfoot on February 02, 2012, 05:43:39 pm
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I just returned home from a trip to the archery store and was pressed for time as I passed the results of a mile or so of tree trimming by the power company. All along the shoulder of the road for over a mile were dozens and dozens of five to six foot long, 4"-6" diameter saplings of all kinds of New England trees. Hickory, Locust, Birch, Hornbeam, Maple, Ash, Elm.
I am debating going back with a friend and his truck to scavenge. I think the wood is on the right of way and not private property.
decisions, decisions...
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Dont wait long. The wood stovers will beat you to it.
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You aint gone yet?? !!!!!!! To bad Im down here,,,,,,,,,
:'( :'(
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I called my buddy with his truck.
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You don't have time for a truck! Grab a wheelbarrel, a sled, a wagon, anything, and get hoofin it!
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They been cutting all down our road lately. got a massive pile of mulch and ive been collecting as i can. to bad ive been sick that last couple days so havent been able to get at some of it.
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The power right of way is the property of the Power Company. You might ought to ask permission first...or make a midnight run! ;)
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and do hurry. They will be back to chip it on the double.
After the ice storm in Maine toward the end of the last century, the DOT got federal money that they wasted cutting ALL the black locust along I-95. I tried to get permission to get some and the answer was NO, it's all under contract. One size fits no one government job.
Jim Davis
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Had no idea the right of way is power company owned. Ive just went and took it and no one has ever said anything. i load it up in front of them and they dont say anything. guess thats just saluderville for ya.
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I have found most crews will let you have it because it means less for them to clean up, chip, haul away. ;)
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I too would rather make a mess than clean it up >:D
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Does the power company own the land they use? I thought they have easement rights? My land has the Tennessee gas line thru it and They have an easement,my neighbor(the moron) even has a fence across the gas line! I do my tree hunting on the power lines as well,they gonna bust me for tree napping?
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The easement is the right of way. Read the contract that the power company or gas company has. It should be part of your deed.
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im curious, where are you?, you mentioned New England
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i vote midnight run.
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i vote wait for me ;D
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Hi,
Been taking wood from under the power lines all over America for the last 20 years (especially since I started making flutes...never been bothered...seen lots of Police just drive on by...in Tallequah, OK. there was mile afer mile of cedar cut down and I got some beautiful cedar branch flutes from there and while I was getting some branches families were cutting and hauling as fast as they could...bet they were warm the next winter...oak, cedar, hickory and such...in Texas mesquite, in Arizona willow, in Montana ran from them little rattlers on the Crow Reservation and gave up on a purty branch...and on and on...but I guess you ought to do what you think is right...I think that since I look so old and crotchity that's why they don't mess with me much...
Rand:)
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im curious, where are you?, you mentioned New England
Cambridge, NY
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oh, ok , a little far from me, but not to bad
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heck put on hard hat and act like you belong there and no one will bother you i do it all the time
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heck put on hard hat and act like you belong there and no one will bother you i do it all the time
Don't forget to bring a shovel to lean on. That way they think you work for the state! Josh
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heck put on hard hat and act like you belong there and no one will bother you i do it all the time
Don't forget to bring a shovel to lean on. That way they think you work for the state! Josh
You may need 6 more people leaning on shovels for that to work >:D
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Press ganged the kids, 8 and 4, into helping collect some loglets today. There was a disappointing amount of cottonwood at first. Then we got to the Ash, Elm, Rock Maple, Black locust. I left the Maple and Cottonwood behind and got about 4 lengths of Ash, 1 length of Elm, 3 or 4 Lengths of Black Locust. Pretty much filled up the sedan with the kids and the logs. (The kids were opposed to walking the 5 miles back home or I could have fit more.)
Right after we'd filled the car to the brim I came up to a whole 'nother section of trimming and saw an ass load of Locust. I will need to round up a truck. I really cherry picked the lot, taking only really straight, knot free pieces.
We dropped off the logs back at home and went out again to a spot I know where there were a bunch of straight American Hornbeam saplings and harvested 3 of those. A month ago that spot yielded about a dozen very straight Red Osier Dogwood shafts.
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I wouldn't leave the rock maple, IMHO its better than ash. Josh
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i vote midnight run.
Ditto
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Hard hats, high vis, and a clip board and you can do anything.
Also Rock Maple is very good stuff.
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Yeah, I've got more Rock Maple than you can shake a, ahh, umm, stick at.